Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

You can get a surprisingly large discount on an Audi A4 Avant, and the better news is that the A4's resale values are among the strongest in the class, especially on the smaller-engined diesel versions.

Audi is rightly renowned for its diesel models, and these certainly have the best engines in the range. They make the most sense for company car drivers, but private owners should do their sums carefully before buying one; you’ll need to do a high annual mileage to recoup the difference in list prices (compared with the cheaper petrol models) through the lower fuel bills.

Similarly, we don’t think it’s worth paying for the most expensive petrol or 3.0-litre TDI diesel models, because they have the least impressive fuel economy and the lowest resale values. However, given that this Avant model may have to carry heavy loads, or even tow, those versions' four-wheel-drive systems make more sense than on other A4s.